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Raphael Assuncao
Raphael Assuncao
23-5 · BRA
VS
January 28, 2017 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Raphael Assuncao def. Aljamain Sterling by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Assuncao16/260/000:00
Sterling21/460/000:02
R2
Assuncao11/340/000:00
Sterling13/510/100:00
R3
Assuncao12/410/000:00
Sterling18/750/200:00
Total
Assuncao39/1010/000:00
Sterling52/1720/300:02

Scorecards

Assuncao vs Sterling

RdBen RamirezHale HilsabeckRon MannCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.3
R29-1010-910-99.8-9.3
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total28-2929-2829-2828.7-28.5

Media (18 cards) · avg 2928.1 · 17 Assuncao · 0 Sterling · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Assuncao-Sterling.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
AssuncaoWin probabilitySterling
6.6%93.4%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
5%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Assuncao, blue toward Sterling. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Assuncao7%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%20%
Submission0%4%
Decision5%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 39
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Sterling93%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%26%
Submission4%5%
Decision65%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (3887)act 52
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R220%
R34%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Assuncao
19.7%+402
Sterling
-40279.4%
Most takedownstie 43.6%
Assuncao
15.4%+267
Sterling
-26741.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Assuncao
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
42.6%
+135
Under 32.5
57.4%
-135
04182
Sterling
Expected: 67.0
67
Over 67
42.0%
+136
Exactly 67
1.0%
push
Under 67
57.0%
-136
084168
Takedowns — over/under
Assuncao
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
24.1%
Exactly 0
75.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sterling
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.9%
+109
Under 0.5
52.1%
-109
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Assuncao6.6%57.1%−50.5-145
Sterling93.4%42.9%+50.5+125

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
74.5Striking79.9
Sterling +5.4
47.1Grappling68.2
Sterling +21.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AssuncaoSterling
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1608
Pound-for-pound
1574
1618
Divisional
1573
1492
Striking offense
1493
1522
Striking defense
1529
1494
Grappling offense
1536
1533
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
34 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'7"
66"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.11
Strikes landed / min
2.99
44%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.35
Strikes absorbed / min
0.90
70%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.57
Takedowns / 15 min
2.99
31%
Takedown accuracy
45%
78%
Takedown defense
46%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
80%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
29%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
244
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Raphael Assuncao
  • LTJ DillashawU-DEC R3
    Close +3357mo before
  • WBryan CarawayU-DEC R3
    Close -4502y 4mo before
  • WPedro MunhozU-DEC R3
    Close -2702y 11mo before
  • WTJ DillashawS-DEC R3
    Close +2103y 4mo before
  • WVaughan LeeSUB R2
    Close -4303y 8mo before
Aljamain Sterling
  • LBryan CarawayS-DEC R3
    Close -3108mo before
  • WJohnny EduardoSUB R2
    Close -6401y 2mo before
  • WTakeya MizugakiSUB R3
    Close -3451y 9mo before
  • WHugo VianaKO/TKO R3
    Close -2502y 6mo before
  • WCody GibsonU-DEC R3
    Close -3402y 11mo before
Assuncao — win / loss by method
Record: 23-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (56%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (31%)Decision(67%) 2
Sterling — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Assuncao
Sterling
9
UFC fights
5
104.8 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
65.3 min · 13.1 avg
22y 6m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Assuncao
Sterling
118W–30L · 79.7%
Overall
86W–28L · 75.4%
95W–26L · 78.5%
Wins
66W–21L · 75.9%
23W–4L · 85.2%
Losses
20W–7L · 74.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Assuncao
Sterling
215W–73L · 74.7%
Overall
34W–17L · 66.7%
154W–61L · 71.6%
Wins
34W–17L · 66.7%
61W–12L · 83.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Assuncao
Sterling
4.25
Landed / min
3.42
40.8%
Accuracy
34.4%
71.1%
Defense
76.4%
0.14
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
76.6%
Time at distance
29.5%
Grappling & control
Assuncao
Sterling
1.57
Takedowns / 15 min
2.99
30.6%
Takedown accuracy
44.8%
78.3%
Takedown defense
46.2%
0.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.61
74.7%
Control share
75.3%
Strike target map
Assuncao
  • Head57%(245)div 63%
  • Body15%(65)div 21%
  • Legs28%(121)div 16%
Sterling
  • Head48%(93)div 63%
  • Body33%(65)div 21%
  • Legs19%(37)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Raphael Assuncao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Aljamain Sterling
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.